The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-12-24

prolonged struggle, which did not e
with Caesars eoiling. In one Of /
battles, lmanuentius was slain, and
!. Trinobantes threw themselves ind
Caesars protection. But hostiliti
were renewed on the dcpartu
of the Romans, and co
tlnued under the two succeeding Kin:
of the Catuvclauni, Tasciovan al
C%unobelin, the latter of whom was ii
Cymbeline of Shakespeare. This tum,
lus may, then. be the mound whit
covers the slain of one of these tiert
fights, and I%manuentius may have hin
self been buried here.
But the suggestion that a BIRTHS
tumulus still exists intact within fou
miles of Charing Cross is sure to b
received with ineredulity. 1t will b
pointed out that multitudes of pcopl
must have passed over these grass
slopes in nineteen centuries: and tina
ii of British origin the sides must hay,
become obliterated by wear and tear
1t will be urged that ~antiquaries o
past generations would have ritled sucl
a heap Of buried treasures as the grave
OF hundreds of British warriors. And
these and the like objections will de.
rive an added force from the local
rnnlor, which seems to be we'll ascer-
tanned, though it does not appear to be
supported by written authority that
this is none other than Il plaguc-pit-a
grim relic OF the Great Plague. This,
It is said, is the reason the mound has
not only never been opened, but 50 long
summed that its outlines have remained
rs well defined as when it was first
made. Rightly or wrongly, it is still
commonly believed that even an inter-
ment of two hundred years is not
enough to destroy the germs of the
Plague. So it is to be feared that the
mystery of the Hampstead tumulus will
still go unexplained.
But even these do not exhaust the
etvmologics of Parliament Hill. for it
shares with another cminence in the
grounds of the BaronessBurdett-C outts
the doubtful honor of having been the
"Traitors' HILL" OF the two, however,
Parliament Hill seems to have the bet
ter claim. This name is also attributed
to the associations of the spot with Guy
and his friends, which we have
already shown to rest upon only the
scantiest foundation. But another
derivation has been unearthed.
N 1861, Thomas Venner, wine cooper.
headed an instruction against King
5har!es, The episode has long been
orgotten. and can scarcely be found
Il any Ut The more accessible histories:
tut it is none the less historical. After
n or two persons, Venner, at
head of Il insignificant rabble, took
'p his quarters in Caen Wood, and
hence threatened London for three or
our days. 1t says much for the nery-
of the age that the metropolis
Mould have been reduced to a state of =,
'anic by Il handful of silly bigots. Yet !
hat this was the case sufficiently ap- ,
from the State Papers of the {
me. The number of the insurgents
as ~absurdly exaggerated, and the r
.ildest rumors Were atloat as to the !
'oWds that were tlocking to the rebel !
andard. Short-liycd as the rising :
as it lasted long enough to fasten it. g
III upon the popular Imagination. II =,
ad a tragic ending. Venner and his y
'eW no sooner ventured into London, .
IAN they were ove1powcred; while,
W days later, Venner and Hodgkins. II
%ringleader, were hanged, !.
avn, and quartered. And although I.
ese traitors met with such speedy II Il
ID condlgn punishment, which shows l,
at the authorities of the time under 81 !,
God the art of suppressing rebellions IL
uch better than we do. it is quite
that they gave their names to a.
th the Traitors Hills of Hampstead. Fl
however this may be, we have tt
own that these spots have a many W
led interest apart from their pic IL
rescue surroundings, Whether it be Ia
plaguc-pit-which does not sound HI
lubrious-or a yelitablc British ba1. I
W that crowns this hilltop, may be
ubttul; but few probably will dis 81
tie the claims of the Hill and its fell 81
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